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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

452 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 23

Road Works In Shellharbour Municipality

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 6

The Engineer (Mr. Smee) reported on the progress of road works in Shellharbour Municipality to, the last meeting of Council, as follows:…

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Aldermen Condemn Cutting of Figtree

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 5

The action of a land-owner who commenced to destroy the figtree on the Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow, was…

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Brevities From Council Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 6

Miss J. McKenzie, B.A., M.Ed., has been appointed as inspector of Nursery Schools, both departmental and private, a letter from…

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Stanwell Park Requests to Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 4

Asking the City Council for information on the expenditure of the Stanwell Park local fund money, now transferred to the…

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T. & L. Council Secretary Resigns

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 7

Acting on medical advice, Mr. Len George has resigned from the secretaryship of the Illawarra Trades & Labour Council…

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Bulli Rat Menace Council To Investigate

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 4

The Bulli Local Committee has asked the City Council to investigate the serious rat menace at Bulli Beach with a…

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Illiterate Garage Dweller Prosecuted By Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 3

A Windang resident, Arab Ali Memet, whom it was stated could neither read nor write English, was prosecuted at…

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Three Resumption Plans Adopted by Council Wollongong Council, last Friday night decided on three resumptions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 18

(1) Burelli-st. Plan (2) Cokeworks Paddock. (3) Extension Stuart Park Burelli-street…

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Future of Cokeworks Paddock Council to Resume

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 2

Two aspects of the future use of the Wollongong Cokeworks Paddock were dealt with by the Town Planner, Mr. Abercrombie, in a report which came before Friday's meeting of the Greater City Council…

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Tennis Assn. Want Lease Council to Investigate

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 9

The Wollongong Tennis Assn. has asked the council to give consideration to leasing an area of McCabe Park to the…

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Milk Subsidies M.Z.D. Council's Views

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 8

In view of the Federal Government's decision to discontinue subsidies on whole milk a review of the application of the…

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Will Press for Railway Electrification Council to Form Committee

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 1

An "Illawarra Railway Electrification Movement" for the express purpose of expediting the electrification of the Illawarra line is to be set up by the Greater City Council. This was decided on Friday night, on the motion of…

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Shoalhaven Shire Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 4

Mr. S. Hayiland, Under-Secretary for Local Government, deputised for the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, at the…

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Monthly Meeting of the Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Jamberoo Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday last. The Mayor (Ald. R. Warby) presided and…

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Municipal Appeals Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 3

When the case of Joseph Byrne v. Jamberoo Council re the matters of the rateability of Byrne's property for water rates was called, the…

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City Council Elections Progress Assn. Move

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 1

The Bulli-Woonona Progress Assn. will consider, at its next meeting, the advisability or otherwise of endorsing a…

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Cr. H. O. Cox, Kangaroo Valley, First President Shoalhaven Shire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 1

Cr. H. O. Cox, of Kangaroo Valley, is the first president of the newly established Shire of Shoalhaven…

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Shoalhaven Shire Appoint New Servants

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 4

The newly-formed Shoalhaven Shire Council held its first business meeting at the Council Chambers, Nowra, on Monday, 5th July, and…

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Special Meeting Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

On Monday night (5th July) a special meeting of the Shellharbour Council was held in the Council Chambers Albion Park, to deal with…

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Council's Revenue Loans Opposed by Ex-Alderman

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

The State and Federal Governments are taking so much revenue away from this district that there is none left for…

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